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Lake Michigan Y. R. A. annual, Milwaukee. 
Cor. Marblehead Club, Marblenead (Mass.) Bay. 
Northwestern International Y. R. A. race, Seattle, Puget's Sound. 
Cleveland regatta, Cleveland, Lake Brie. 
San Francisco cruise, up river, San Francisco. 
American annual, Milton Point, Sound. 
Royal St. Lawrence Commodore's Cup, Montreal. 
Riverside annual, Sound. 
Duxbury Club, Duxbury, Mass. 
Seawanhaka Cor. special, Oyster Bay, Sound. 
Horseshoe Harbor Bpecial, Larchmont, Sound. 
Huguenot special, New Rochelle, Sound. 
New York Athletic Club annual, Travers Island, Sound. 
Larchmont, 1st class, special schooners, and 34 and 21ft. classes, 
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Larchmont- Atlantic combined annual cruise, rendezvous at harcn- 
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13. - Larchmont to Block Rock. 
14. Block Rock to Morris Cove. 
15. Morris Cove to New London. 
16. Special race, New London. 
17. New London to Shelter Island. , 
Royal St. Lawrence cruising race to Beauharnois, Montreal. 
Cor., Marblehead first cham., Marblehead (Mass.) Bay. 
Hempstead Harbor annual, Sound. 
Squantum second cham., 8quantuin, Mass. 
San Francisco open race. San Francisco Bay. 
Savin Hill open, Savin Hill, Boston Harbor. 
Riverside annual cruise, Sound. 
Rhode Island annual. _., 
Cor., Atlantic City Special Cup, second race, Atlantic Utv. 
Cor., Marblehead cruising and knock-about classes, Marbteneaa. 
The principal dimensions and the general form of the new defender 
and of Valkyrie IH. are known in an approximate way, but the exact 
dimensions and the many important details of form are still the secret 
of the designers. Out of the immense mass of statements and "de- 
signs" which have ornamented the daily papers for three months, and 
whicn are increasing faster and faster each week, some few details are 
doubtless true; but it is impossible to say which. A great many 
statements and sketches bear the marks of their falsity plainly on 
their face, but there are some which are at least possible, and may or 
may not be correct. 
As long as designers and owners continue their silence, there is ab- 
solutely no restriction on the "fake" reporter and artist, and a strong 
competition between the daily papers has carried this phase of mod- 
ern journalism to a very mischievous extreme. 
The Boston Herald still holds the world's record for the greatest 
number of contradictory fakes in the shortest time, but the New 
York Herald is holding second honors. On May 20 the latter paper 
published an alleged midship section of Valkyrie III., of large size and 
carefully drawn, showing both the alleged form and construction 
with a lengthy description of the details. Assuming the draft of 18f t. ? 
as given, the drawing shows a beam of 34ft.; or, assuming the beam 
to be correct as given, 2Gft. 4in., the draft would be but 14ft. The 
accuracy of the accompanying details may be judged by the fact that 
the material for the main keel bolts is stated to be l%in. Iron. 
Accompanying the article were two smaller sections alleged to repre- 
sent Valkyrie III. and Britannia to scale; the grossest caricatures. 
On June2 the New York Herald published, in connection with its 
Boston rival, an "approximate design" of Valkyrie III., showing an 
entirely different design; and also the alleged sheer plan and midship 
section of the defender. Accompanying these valuable "designs" 
were some three columns of intensely scientific description,* every 
detail of the form and elements being closely composed, and deduc- 
tions made as to the merits and demerits of the boat. Starting on 
no better basis than utter guess work, the author of this quasi- 
scientific fake proceeds to compare seriously the metacentric height, 
the area of wetted surface and the positions of the various centers of 
two yachts which he has never seen, and of whose true lines he is 
profoundly ignorant. 
On May 26, the New York Herald provided another treat for yachts- 
men, in a picture of Valkyrie III. under full sail, "Sketched for the 
New York Herald by an assistant naval constructor at the Brooklyn 
Navy Yard, from measurements received from Scotland." This 
picture, covering nearly half a page, is supposed to be to scale. As- 
suming the overall length as 128 to 130ft.. the details scale off as fol- 
Ws: Mast, deck to hounds, 110ft. ; deck to topmast halyard block, 
165ft.; hoist of mainsail, 100ft.; boom 105ft.; gaff 68ft. The sail area 
Jby Seawanhaka rule is 15,900sq. ft. 
It is quite evident that the study and observation of the assistant 
naval constructor at the Brooklyn Navy Yard has never included 
anything of the nature of a yacht, in fact the details of his drawing 
would indicate that he had never seen even a photograph of one. The 
mast is shown as a single pole, in one piece from deck to truck, the 
staysail Is carried out on the bowsprit, well clear of the stemhead; 
the bowsprit is braced by a bowstay which starts from the stemhead, 
runs down under a dolphin striker beneath the middle of the bow- 
sprit, and is continued out to the end of the spar. The details of the 
peak halliards are equally original, but the crowning triump of genius 
Is reached in the topsail. This sail hoists to the truck and is sheeted 
out to the gaff end, but is neither a club nor a sprit topsail nor yet a 
iib-header. It has a high peak, extended by a gaff extending far 
above the topmast with absolutely no viable means of support. 
The. many smaller papers throughout the country are not slow in 
following the bad example of the larger ones, and our exchanges 
from West to East, bring all varieties of false reports and "fake" de- 
signs, showing not only a total lack of conscience, but a deplorable 
ignorance of yachting. 
The assumption of the average editor and reporter, that the Ameri- 
can yachtsman is an utter fool, who will cheerfully pay his money for 
faked news and false stories without finding out that he is cheated, is 
entirely erroneous. The average yachtsman, even iu the more re - 
mote localities, is sufficiently well posted to appreciate the utter 
worthlessness of the stuff offered to htm by his daily paper. It Is 
probable that the quasi-scientific fraud, as well as his less pretentious 
and hardly less ignorant brother, who is contented with a plain every- 
day lie ungarnished by columns of figures and sage deductions, have 
already exhausted the possibilities of this sort of advertising, and that 
before the season is over there will be a change for the better. 
The letter of Mr. Baden Powell, which we print this week, has 
brought out in the following issue of the Field a curious suggestion 
by way of remedy, i. e., that the owners of small craft should, so to 
speak, burn their boats, and seek safety by organizing themselves into 
syndicates of sufficient size to run much larger craft. This very prac- 
tical suggestion savors much of the homely wisdom of Mother Goose, 
ef the "Mother, may I go out to swim" order; certainly, if a man does 
his yachting in a 60ft. schooner, he stauds little chance of being 
drowned from a 20ft. canoe yawl. At the same time it completely 
misses the true point of the question, that there are hundreds of keen 
sailormen to whom the sole ownership of a craft, however small, offers 
the greatest of pleasures, and for whose use, either in sailing single- 
handed or with a comrade, the 18ft. canoe yawl or the half-rater is 
excellently adapted. True, they might breathe the salt air in greater 
safety from a larger yacht, as in fact they might do from a ferryboat 
or a "passenger steamer with less risk; but neither of these boats 
would answer their special purpose. Long experience with the better 
oiass of canoe yawls has shown the type to be both safe and service-- 
able for cruising and racing; the trouble only begins when all other 
considerations are sacrificed to speed. A vessel is not necessarily un- 
afe, even for sea-going, on account of her small size; in fact, where 
it is a question of cost the boat sailor will do better to put a given sum 
into a thoroughly good and well-equipped boat of small size rather 
than to attempt, with sev« al others, the vastly greater expense of 
running a larger yacht, probably a second-hand craft of greatly in- 
ferior quality. 
The question of superiority between Ailsa and Britannia, which to 
many seemed finally settled in the Mediterranean, is still an open one, 
and to all appearances with the chances in favor of the older and 
smaller boat. No doubt Ailsa will make a better showing as the rac- 
ing continues, and will defeat Britannia in very light weather; but she 
will have to be very much improved to make her equal to the other as 
an all-around racing boat. Their meetings thus far only tend to con- 
firm an opinion which we expressed last year, that Britannia and 
Dragon in. are the best yachts floated for several years, and far bet- 
ter than anything likely to be produced in the near future. Though 
now in her third season, Dragon III. continues to hold a place near 
the top with the '94 and even '95 boats of the 20-rating class. Both 
Britannia and Dragon are practicable and bona fide yachts; and iu no 
sense sailing machines. 
Valkyrie III. is now nearly ready ; she left Partiek for Gourock on 
June 8, and will bend her sails at the latter place, making a trial trip 
on June 15. She will then be ready for racing and it is said that she 
will join the fleet in the South, racing with Ailsa and Brittania. Lord 
Dunraven will charter the big schooner yacht Selene for a tender for 
the cutter, to accommodate the crew. The statement is made that the 
new 60-rater Hester, designed by Fife and built by C. Hansen for Mr. 
John Qretton, launched on June 8, will visit America this year. She 
is 93ft. over all, 67ft. lwl., 18ft. beam and 12ft. draft. 
The statements are constantly repeated that Ailsa will accompany 
Valkyrie III. to this country next month, and also that the Prince of 
Wales will visit New York for the races. There is no means of verify, 
ing either report, but we hope that they are both true, and that Brit- 
tania may make a third boat in the fleet. 
In the Cinque Port's regatta of June 1-0, off Dover, in smooth 
water and a moderate breeze, the race of the big boats resulted: Ailsa 
4:37:50; Britannia, 4:39:20. This makes Britannia a winner by about a 
minute. Niagara beat Luna by 5:22 and Stephanie by 6:38. 
Mb. C. J. Field, of New York, has ordered a new 1-rater from Lib. 
bick, and she is expected by the end of the month. Eithelwynn, as 
she will be named, is practically a 1-rater in size of hull, but will be 
canvassed for winning on this side in the 20-foot sailing length class in 
the Sound, where she will be raced. 
Within the past few days it has been announced that Volunteer will 
be refitted for racing, her mast being moved forward and her rig im- 
proved, and that she will take part in the races of the 90ft. class. 
Lawley will begin the alterations at once. 
Jubilee is once more in bad luck. In launching her n June 10 the 
ways broke under, and at last reports she had not been floated. 
Ailsa. 
One of the surprises of yacht racing is the defeat of Ailsa by Britan" 
nia in the Thames races after the excellent showing made by the new 
Fife cutter in the Mediterranean. In the former races she was evi- 
dently at a disadvantage, being just off the stocks and hurried into 
the racing after a hard winter passage across the Bay, with new sails 
and gear and no time for trial. Since then she has made the return 
passage to England and there has been time and opportunity for the 
many small changes needed on every new boat. So far as is known, 
no material changes have been made, though it is said that her lead 
was slightly changed and her spars lightened in the Tilbury docks, 
just before the Thames races. The first race, the New Thames, on 
May 17, from the Lower Hope around the Mouse and back, was sailed 
in a strong breeze, Ailsa housing her topmast and then begging, 
though Britannia carried her jibheader all day. There was plenty of 
windward work, in which Britannia showed to great advantage, win- 
ning by 2m. 44s. elapsed and 4m. 55s. corrected. 
Two days later the pair met in the Royal Thames regatta, from the 
Lower Hope around the Mouse and back to Gravesend, In a light and 
variable breeze, both carrying club topsails, the course being practi- 
cally a reach both ways. As on the first day, Ailsa got the best of the 
start, but, after some fluking in the light airs and calms, Britannia 
got by her and held the lead, winning by 39s. elapsed and 2m. 55s. cor- 
rected. The latter part of the race was sailed in quite a strong puffy 
wind, Britannia doing the better work. 
The next race, the Southend to Harwich, of the New Thames Y. C, 
found Ailsa at the line with a couple of tons more of lead Inside. The 
wind was light and again she made a good start, having a lead of 
Britannia, but soon after crossing the line her bobstay parted and she 
was forced to withdraw. The neVt meeting of the two was in the 
Royal Harwich Y. C. regatta of June 3, a bright day with smooth 
water and a moderate southerly wind. This time Captain Carter put 
Britannia over the line first, and she held her lead all day, winning by 
2m. 32s. elapsed time with over 2m allowance to be added. The sec- 
ond day of the Royal Harwich Y. C. found a light S. W. wind 
and cloudy weather. Both boats were over the line before the gun, 
and on the recall Britannia got away first at lOh. 02m. 35s., Ailsa close 
astern. She passed Britannia, both being on a close reach with club 
and jibtopsails set, and was ahead when the bell buoy was passed, 
about a mile from the start. The next leg was some 14 mil s before 
the wind, to the Sbipwash Light, where Ailsa was timed at 12h. 32m. 
and Britannia at 12h. 48m. It is to be inferred from the very brief 
accounts that Ailsa had outsailed Britannia lGm. in the run, but no de- 
tails are given. 
In running down the Shtpwash sands, for the next mark, the Sunk 
Light, Ailsa took the ground, and was not floated until oh. 14m,, 
Britannia meanwhile having finished at 4h. 45m. The sea was fortu- 
nately smooth and the committee boat laid by Ailsa, and she was 
finally towed in by a steam yacht with no serious damage. From the 
account of the 20-rater race at the same time, in which Stephanie 
won, beating Niagara by 47m., the others giving up. the wind was 
very tight indeed at times. A diver was sent down next day, but 
found no injury to the bottom. 
On June 7 the pair met a«ain off the Thames mouth for a race from 
the Nore around the Mouse. The day was clear and bright, with a 
choppy sea and strong N. N. E. wind. Just before the start, Ailsa 
tore the head of her mainsail and gave up, leaving Britannia to sail 
over. Only two 20-raters started, Niagara and the Fife boat Luna. 
Niagara won very easily. 
The Thames races have been lacking in interest this year, being 
strung out over a long period, but six races from May 17 to June 8, 
the date of the Nore to Dover race. The racing has also been dull, 
the largest class had but Britannia and Ailsa ; the next class, the 40- 
rating, had three boats. Caress, Isolde and Carina, besides which were 
h*lf a' dozen twenties, including Niagara. The latter yacht was not 
ready for the first races, and altogether has not made a brilliant 
showing thus far, the honors going to Lord Dunraven's Audrey II. 
The Nore to Dover race was sailed on June 8, in clear weather, wi' h 
a smooth sea and light to moderate wind in the morning from N. E., 
but shifting to S. E, at the start, lOh. 30m. Ailsa led over the line by 
30s. and held her lead through the race, passing North Foreland at 
3h. 10m. 30s. with Britannia at 3h. 12m. 10s. Ailsa finished at 5b. 29m. 
31s. and Britannia at 5b. 29m. 44s., the latter having gained just 17 
seconds in 60 miles. Britannia won by 2m. 44s. corrected time. Ni- 
agara won in her class. 
The Yachtsman comments as follows on the performances of Ailsa : 
"The chief feature of the racing on the Thames last week was un- 
doubtedly, the very disappointing show made by the Ailsa. Those 
who saw the two yachts racing together at the Riviera regattas, and 
also those who have carefully studied the best reports of the Mediter- 
ranean races, were quite prepared to fiud eome faults in Mr. Walker's 
new ship ; but all expected her to beat Britannia on the Thames, 
despite those faults. Yet, instead of showing, as might have betm 
reasonably expected, a decidedly improved form, Ailsa proved her- 
self far less than a match for the Prince of Wales's yacht in her first 
two races of the British season. In fairness to the new cutler, these 
races should not be taken as au index of her future ; for, although 
Britannia won in each essentially on her merits, there is many a mile 
between the Thames and the Clyde, and before Ailsa meets Valkyrie 
we may hope to see her at her best. That she was not up to her 
Riviera form was admitted by all who had seen her in the Mediter- 
ranean and witnessed the matches last week, and their opinion gains 
weight when one has a yacht of such consistent sailing as Britannia 
for a test. 
"As we said, there are points about Ailsa that few like. She is obvi- 
ously overspanned, and owing to her small freeboard she buries her 
lee decks badly at even a moderate angle of heel. This, of course, 
must detract from her speed and weather lines, no matter how great 
they may be. and a reduction in spars and sails naturally suggests it- 
self as an improvement. Of course, as we said, the e remarks might 
have applied with equal force to her during her brilliant series of 
Mediterranean victories, and we are far from making them simply be- 
cause she has been beaten twice by Britannia. Those in charge of 
the yacht know best what to do with her, and we have no doubt what- 
ever that Mr. Walker's big ship will ere long be better than the Ailsa 
of Riviera fame. 
" But while one naturally refuses to be convinced by the two Thames 
races as to the merits of Ailsa, no praise is good enough for the, uni- 
formity with which Britannia sails. She is undoubtedly one of Mr, 
Watson's masterpieces, and if the new Valkyrie should turn out a 
marked improvement on her it will certainly go hard with Lord Dun- 
raven if he once more fails to win the America's Cup. And although 
it is premature to judge of the 40-raters, it seems probable that in 
Caress we have a very much faster boat than Carina, so that if Mr. 
Watson can beat his last year's boat in the 40 class, how much more 
likely is he to turn out a Valkyrie infinitely faster than his two-year- 
old Britannia, particularly in view of the fact that the new yacht will 
be a larger boat." 
The Yachting World says : 
"In the large class there was something of a surprise in store for 
those who had followed the course of events in the recent Mediterra- 
nean regattas, and had therefore drawn conclusions. This was Ailsa's 
performance. Her defeat on the first day in the match of the New 
Thames Yacht Club might have been explained away by the fact that 
a British northwester of reefsail strength is obviously too much for 
her tender Btabilit-y ; but then Saturday's light weather brought no 
change in her speed. It is extremely difficult to explain so extraor- 
dinary a falling off in form, for although there may be a slight im- 
provement in Britannia's speed, owing to a thorough overhaul of her 
copper, this would scarcely account for all. More likely appears the 
suggestion that some alteration has been made In Ailsa's trim ; if so, 
the change is certainly no improvement.'" 
New Eastern Yachts. 
Yacht racing in the classes over 30ft. lwl. has practically disappeared 
in the East, in fact Jubilee is the only racing boat now fitting out, and 
she will have nothing to sail with to the eastward of Newport, as Vol- 
unteer will not race. Mayflower and Marguerite will be in commission 
and take part in the New York cruise, but there will be little competi- 
tion for them at home. The purely local races of the many smaller 
clubs offer good promise of sport, however, and some fast boats have 
been added in the 30ft. and smaller classes. The new Dyer boat Sal- 
mon, owned by W. E. C. Eustis, is a centerboarder of 44ft. over all, 33ft. 
lwl., 10ft. 6in. beam and about lft. draft, of light construction and with 
a small sail plan. She will race mostly in Buzzard's Bay, where she 
will meet the new Hanley boat Ashumet, owned by Mr, C. H. Jones, 
former owner of the Chapoquoit. Ashumet is 44ft. over all, 14ft. 6in. 
beam and about 2ft. draft, sloop rigged, like Chapoquoit, and of light 
construction, very different in model and build from the older Han- 
ley boats. In the 30ft. class about Boston will be the new Herreshoff 
fin-keel Anoatok, owed by Mr. Geo. Ownes, Jr., about /.6ft. over all, 8ft. 
6in. beam and 8ft. draft, a very handsomely built boat of the usual 
Herreshoff construction. 
One of the most promising boats of the Sift, class is the new Satanic, 
built by Sheldon & Co. for Capt. Wm. Daly. Jr., former owner of Har- 
binger. She is described as follows by the Boston Globe: "Sheis prob- 
ably the most expensive of the new boats. Everything, even to the 
smallest detail, is the very best that could be procured. Although 
builr strongly, her construction is as light as possible. The hull, with- 
out the centerboard, will weigh less than 1,000 pounds. 
"Her dimensions are: 31ft. over all, 20ft. 9in. lwl., and 8ft. 2in. beam. 
Her body under water resembles very closely the well-known jib and 
mainsail boat Gleaner, and she has not the jog in her keel at the water 
line that will be seen in nearly alt the new boats. She will have no 
deadwoods, and her greatest draft will be amidships, where she 
will draw about lOin. Satanic will be practically an improved Glean- 
er. Both boats were designed by the Fore River Engine Company of 
Weymouth Landing. Gleaner won nine prizes out of eleven starts last 
season. 
"Satanic's sail plan will be small— about 650ft in jib and mainsail. 
Her spars, which will be hollow, are of the following dimensions: Mast, 
25ft. above deck; boom, 26ft. 3in.; gaff, 20ft. 9in. She will have 14ft. 
of hoist to her mainsail, jib 15ft. lOin. on thefoot, 20ft. 9in. on the leech, 
and about 37ft. hoist. Her sparB are being made by the Fore River 
Company, and as an experiment her blocks and other metal fittings 
will be made of aluminum. The largest blocks will weigh about seven 
ounces, and the smaller ones considerably less. Her main frames are 
of white oak, spaced about 14in. and between these are thin oak 
frames 3x}4in. Her keel is of white oak, hi., and the main 
frames are sided M' D -, an d moulded IJ^in. at the heel. They are 
dovetailed into the keel. The planking is J^in. cedar, tongued and 
grooved, and this is fastened to the main frames by bronze screws, 
and riveted to the flat ones with copper. The desk frames are of oak, 
lj^xl^in., and the deck of cedar, %ia. thick by 2J4in. wide. The cen- 
terboard, instead of dropping through the keel in the usual way, will 
drop alongside the keel. It will be of composite build, with about 300 
lbs. of lead on the bottom. 
"The lines of the boat are very easy, and she will probably be the 
lightest powered of the fleet. Her bow has an easy curve, and her 
forward and aft overhangs just clear the water. Her sails will be 
made of Union silk. 
"There will be no trouble in picking out Capt. Daly's racer among a 
large fleet, as she will be painted a bright red above the water line and 
bronze below. 
"Capt. Daly is well known among local yachtsmen. The fact that 
the 28£t. Cape cat Harbinger was the top boat of her class for the last 
two seasons is largely due to his efforts and bis able Corinthian crew. 
A pretty effect on the new boat will be the uniforms worn by thei 
crew. They will consist of white sweaters, with a large red letter fcj 
on the left breast, blue knee breeches and red caps." 
Messrs. C. F. and G. C. Adams wilt sail this year on the new catboat 
Rooster, designed by Arthur Binney and built by Lawley & Co. She 
is 24ft. 61n. over all, 18ft. 6io., lwl., 7ft.'beam and 9in. draft, with no 
deadwood, a straight rising floor and hard bilge, and the centerboard 
will weigh 800 lbs. ; a Tobin bronze plate. The construction is very 
light, the oak frames ^x^in. spaced lOin., planking %m. white cedar 
and deck %ia. white pine. There will be two watertignt bulkheads of 
Tobin bronze. The mast will be stepped far forward and supported 
by shrouds and a forestay. The sails will be made by Wilson & Silsby, 
of a special twilled duck. The ordinary balance rudder, of Tobin 
bronze, will be used. 
Another interesting new boat was built by Arthur Dyer for Mr. A. 
H. Higginson, of Manchester, after the type of Onawa. Exit, as she 
is named, is 27ft. 9in. over all, 20ft. lin. lwl,, Oft. 5iD. beam and about 
6id. draft. The greatest overhang is forward, over 5ft., with about 2ft. 
Gin. aft. Her ballast will be a Tobin bronze plate ot 2501bs. The hull 
is of very 1 ght construction, keel ll»xGin., frames %x%in, spaced lOin , 
planking J^m. white cedar andj-gin. Spanish cedar, fattened with brass 
screws, deck beam of oak %in. square, deck of light cedar covered with 
canvas. Her mast ib 21ft. deck to truck, boom 23ft., gaff 15ft. The 
sails were made by Wilson & Silsby, of Union silk. 
Some members of the Old Colony Y. C. are building a keel cutter 
from the designs of Mr. Franklin Bassford, the marine artist; she wilt 
be40ft. over all, 28ft. lwl., 10ft. beam and aft. draft, with a lead keel 
of about 4 tons. The design is in general of the Gloriana type, with 
long ends and a very hollow section. The boat will have a very good 
caoin with over 6tt. headroom. She will be rigged as a pole-masttd 
cutter. 
Jubilee. 
The alterations to the hull of Jubilee are now completed, and 
she is about 3ft. 6in. longer on the waterline forward. In the 
course of the lengthening, the small auxiliary centerboard and 
trunk under the forett,ot has been removed, as waB done after trial iu 
Pilgrim. .\r tor two seasons of rusting and scraping, the scale is all off 
the Bteel bottom, and she will be better in this respect than in her first 
season. Capt. Henry Newcomb, so long in Fortuna, is now in com- 
mand, and his crew have scraped and polished the hull from keel to 
rail, the topsides being again painted white. Wilson & Silsby have 
overhauled all the sails, those of 1893 being used again; and the rigging 
hasbeen thoroughly titled by Mr. Billman, the Boston rigger. The 
yacht, while not widely different from her original model or sail plan, 
will be in very much better condition than in her first unfortunate 
season. 
Atalanta, steam yacht, has been fitted out at Southampton, and Mr, 
Gould will join her at Havre, after which she will proceed to Kiel for 
the opening of the Baltic Oana\ on June 21. Capt. Shakford has 
been seriously ill in Southampton for some time with pneumonia, but 
is much belter. First officer Todd, of the American liner Berlin, will 
take his place for the present. 
